Xan
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Xan may refer to:
- A diminutive nickname derived from "Alexander". For example, Alexander Somerset (son of Henry Somerset, Marquess of WorcesterHenry Somerset, Marquess of WorcesterHenry John FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester , also known as Bunter Worcester, is a farmer and chartered surveyor and the son and heir of David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Caroline Jane Thynne...
) is commonly known as "Xan Somerset". Xan may also be used as a given name on its own, as is the case with Xan Windsor, Lord CullodenXan Windsor, Lord CullodenXan Richard Anders Windsor, Lord Culloden is the elder child of Earl and Countess of Ulster.His father being the only son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Lord Culloden is second in line to the Dukedom of Gloucester, and 22nd in line to the British Throne...
. - A diminutive nickname derived from "Alexandra"or "Alexandria". For example, the character Alexandra Giddens as seen in the 1941 film The Little Foxes.
- Xan (Baldur's Gate) is a non-player character from the Baldur's Gate series of computer game.
- The final boss from computer game Unreal TournamentUnreal TournamentUnreal Tournament is a futuristic first-person shooter video game co-developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. It was published in 1999 by GT Interactive. Retrospectively, the game has also been referred to as UT99 or UT Classic to differentiate it from its numbered sequels...
and sequels. - A book by Patrick TilleyPatrick TilleyPatrick Tilley is a British science fiction author best known for The Amtrak Wars series of books - a futureworld epic set on the eve of the third millennium in a world emerging from the ravages of a dimly understood global holocaust. The name "Amtrak" - appropriated by a specific group of...
on alien invasion. - A monster from the NetHackNetHackNetHack is a single-player roguelike video game originally released in 1987. It is a descendant of an earlier game called Hack , which is a descendant of Rogue...
computer game, based on the mythical Mayan insect. - A mythical or fantastic insect in the book Popul Vuh:
- "They sent their friend the mosquito Xan ahead of them to find out what lay ahead. "Since you are the one who sucks the blood of men walking along paths," they told the mosquito, "go and sting the men of XibalbaXibalbaXibalba , roughly translated as "place of fear", is the name of the underworld in Maya mythology, ruled by the Maya death gods and their helpers. In 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a cave in the vicinity of Cobán, Guatemala. According to some of the...
." The mosquito flew down the dark road to the UnderworldUnderworldThe Underworld is a region which is thought to be under the surface of the earth in some religions and in mythologies. It could be a place where the souls of the recently departed go, and in some traditions it is identified with Hell or the realm of death...
. Entering the house of the Lords of Death, he stung the first person that he saw... - The mosquito stung this man as well, and when he yelled, the man next to him asked, "Gathered Blood, what's wrong?" So he flew along the row stinging all the seated men until he knew the names of all twelve."
- "They sent their friend the mosquito Xan ahead of them to find out what lay ahead. "Since you are the one who sucks the blood of men walking along paths," they told the mosquito, "go and sting the men of Xibalba
- Common slangSlangSlang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
for the drug Xanax. - an Alternate Spelling of KhanKhan (title)Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...
- A character from the novel The Children of MenThe Children of MenThe Children of Men is a dystopian novel by P. D. James that was published in 1992. Set in England in 2021, it centres on the results of mass infertility...
by P.D. James. - A local sorority founded in 1927 located on the Muskingum College campus (also known as Chi Alpha NuChi Alpha NuThe Chi Alpha Nu club, also known as Kianu or XAN, was established as a local sorority on the Muskingum College campus in 1927. Over 1,300 women have been initiated into the club since its founding.- Founding of Kianu :...
). - An electronic dance music producer from Vancouver Canada featured on CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
aka Amadou Isaacs aka Teyshan. - A legendary and ancient race in the popular MMORPG Anarchy OnlineAnarchy OnlineAnarchy Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game published and developed by Funcom. Released in the summer of 2001, the game was first in the genre to include a science-fiction setting, dynamic quests, free trials, and in-game advertising. The most ground breaking feature in...
- An oldberg past-time favorite